Focus on
NEW ENTRANT FARMERS
Over the past few years, our work has continually led us back to the question of how to make farming a viable and attractive option for new entrants. Click below to find a compilation of submissions, recommendations, ‘Messages’ from the Youth president and event summaries.
View all messagesCommunity Vision
Thriving family farms to sustainable rural development, support their communities and steward their land while providing good jobs and healthy food for the people of New Brunswick
Guiding Principles
Prosperity
Farmers should receive fair prices for the food they produce ensuring the vitality and sustainability of the family farm.
Food sovereignty
New Brunswick residents have a right to control their own healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods within their own agricultural system.
Bilingualism
Our anglophone and francophone members have equal right to engage with the NFU-NB in their own language.
Advocacy and activism
We use traditional means of advocacy and direct public action to bring about policy change.
Agroecology
Agriculture should have a positive role in building healthy soil, regenerating eco-systems and fighting climate change.
Sell More Product Locally to Meet Demand
Goals
- Increase understanding of consumer demand for products and varieties that are being produced in NB
- Identify wholesale and retail opportunities for NB produced products including institutional contracts and large retail chains
- Accelerate value-added transformation
- Enhance enterprise skills for new and current producers
- Build technical capacity for growing food in N.B. soil and climate conditions
Support the Maintenance and Development of Social & Agricultural Rural Infrastructure
Goals
- Increase access to rural services, agricultural support and other rural infrastructure, leading to improved social, educational, cultural and economic outcomes
- Co-create land use and access to land policies with government and other invested stakeholders
- Develop agriculture education policy for high schools to encourage and support new and younger farmers
- Accelerate the growth of meaningful rural employment opportunities in the agriculture and agriculture support sectors
- Introduce group health care coverage with an NFU group health plan for farm families and their employees
Recognize and Support Women Farmers
Goals
- Improve knowledge and celebrate the achievements and contributions of women farmers
- Increase women’s participation in farm management and the ownership and (co-)operate their own farms
- Encourage higher participation of women in farm meetings and events
Promote Environmental Sustainability
Goals
- Increase public awareness of the broad value created from sustainable and regenerative farming practices that reduce environmental impact and dependence on fossil fuels
- Improve member access to and expand funding opportunities available for transition to innovative technologies
- Create training opportunities for farmers to develop the new knowledge and skills required to manage the reduction of input costs (including energy)
Strategic Priorities
The key priority areas and goals are outlined. Please check back as updates will be posted in each area as we move forward.
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